Every once in a while, getting a MLP tattoo sounds like a good idea. So far, I just go lie down for a while and then I recover.

But I wonder, if I did get a MLP tattoo, what exactly I would get.

So, suppose a reality TV show has approached you, and will give you $20 million if you get a permanent MLP tattoo. Can't be a tiny little one, but doesn't have to cover your face either. What would you get? (or is even $20 mil not enough?)

So, suppose a reality TV show has approached you, and will give you $20 million if you get a permanent MLP tattoo. Can't be a tiny little one, but doesn't have to cover your face either. What would you get? (or is even $20 mil not enough?)

Well, I already have a tattoo theme of "gods of knowledge" going on, so if there is a good equivalent in MLP mythology, sure.

It's unbelievable the amount of money Hasbro leaves on the table by putting out shitty toys that aren't show accurate. I'm in the market for a Luna toy, I'd like to give Hasbro the money to support the show, but there's no way I'm buying this little duck face abomination.

Meanwhile I'm seeing super amateur customs going $20-ish and nice ones $50+. Hell, I just saw a very nicely done Vinyl plush on ebay and the bidding was up over $500! Not that I expect Hasbro to be putting out $500 toys, but something non-awful would be nice.

Not that it's only Luna, most of the official toys suck. For fuck's sake the Celestia toy is pink! Yeah, I know a white one is on the way, point still stands.

It's unbelievable the amount of money Hasbro leaves on the table by putting out shitty toys that aren't show accurate.

Yep. They don't seem to get it. Tell a little kid that the vaguely resembling figure is the same character as they see on TV, they'll go with it. Adults are far more picky.

Hopefully, the fact that in the first 48 hours that the first season DVD box set was available for pre-order on Amazon, it hit #3 in sales for all movies/TV on Amazon, will wake Hasbro the fuck up. That's for a box set that won't ship until December. It's dropped back down the list, of course, but if the fucking raw sales numbers don't open their eyes, I don't know what will.

welovefine.com, which has a license from Hasbro to make MLP items, just keeps churning out new t-shirts. Must be because they keep fucking selling them.

I honestly don't think Hasbro will ever manage to really get it, but even if they do it'll probably be well past the point where the fan base has started to wane. The long wait for the next season has already taken its toll, at least it seems to me that way.

They better start the next season by some time in October at the latest, or I say we take the Hasbro execs and banish them and throw them into a dungeon in the place we banish them to.

Yep. They don't seem to get it. Tell a little kid that the vaguely resembling figure is the same character as they see on TV, they'll go with it. Adults are far more picky.

I think I would have noticed; I recall being annoyed by inaccurate toys when I was little ... then again I might just looking back on myself with Celestia colored glasses.

Wandering Wastrel wrote:

Hopefully, the fact that in the first 48 hours that the first season DVD box set was available for pre-order on Amazon, it hit #3 in sales for all movies/TV on Amazon, will wake Hasbro the fuck up. That's for a box set that won't ship until December. It's dropped back down the list, of course, but if the fucking raw sales numbers don't open their eyes, I don't know what will.

I pre-ordered the DVD set myself, for that specific reason. If I bought the toy, Hasbro has no idea of what I think about the show, whereas buying that DVD shows I like the show.

Obviously, Hasbro didn't expect to pick up the Brony demographic, but they should have said something like: "Being soulless suits, we have no idea why non-little girls would like FIM. But we love money, so we will produce toys that appeal to this unexpected demographic that has large amounts of disposable income."

Obviously, Hasbro didn't expect to pick up the Brony demographic, but they should have said something like: "Being soulless suits, we have no idea why non-little girls would like FIM. But we love money, so we will produce toys that appeal to this unexpected demographic that has large amounts of disposable income."

I think they're afraid to tool up on producing show-accurate items, only to see the fandom fade away before they can actually sell any of it... which is a self-fulfilling prophecy because their delays are making the fans lose enthusiasm.

Yep. They don't seem to get it. Tell a little kid that the vaguely resembling figure is the same character as they see on TV, they'll go with it. Adults are far more picky.

I think I would have noticed; I recall being annoyed by inaccurate toys when I was little ... then again I might just looking back on myself with Celestia colored glasses.

You guys are aware that they've been releasing show accurate toys in Toys R Us as a "tester", right? So far I've only seen White Celestia (with god-awful fabric wings), but apparently a Zecora pony is coming out soon, along with some others.

Yep. They don't seem to get it. Tell a little kid that the vaguely resembling figure is the same character as they see on TV, they'll go with it. Adults are far more picky.

I think I would have noticed; I recall being annoyed by inaccurate toys when I was little ... then again I might just looking back on myself with Celestia colored glasses.

You guys are aware that they've been releasing show accurate toys in Toys R Us as a "tester", right? So far I've only seen White Celestia (with god-awful purple wings), but apparently a Zecora pony is coming out soon, along with some others.

Yep. They don't seem to get it. Tell a little kid that the vaguely resembling figure is the same character as they see on TV, they'll go with it. Adults are far more picky.

I think I would have noticed; I recall being annoyed by inaccurate toys when I was little ... then again I might just looking back on myself with Celestia colored glasses.

You guys are aware that they've been releasing show accurate toys in Toys R Us as a "tester", right? So far I've only seen White Celestia (with god-awful purple wings), but apparently a Zecora pony is coming out soon, along with some others.

"god-awful purple wings" is NOT show accurate, is it?

You caught me before my edit. They're not purple, they're just pearlescent. They looked purple in the store because of the box reflection.

You caught me before my edit. They're not purple, they're just pearlescent. They looked purple in the store because of the box reflection.

Ah, I see. Well, that's better, at least.

I have to admit that dolls and such don't interest me personally. I do wish they'd have more show-accurate ones for those who do like such things. (yeah, I bought a pack of the small plastic figurines... my enthusiasm exceeds my sense sometimes).